The GV 400 supports Teledyne Imaging’s family of Genie Nano cameras and the PIC-
2592 camera for image acquisition. The Linea GigE line scan series is technically
compatible, but not recommended for this platform.
The following should be noted when matching your application camera needs to the GV
400:
1. The GV 400 has 4 camera ports.
2. Sherlock has no limit on the number of cameras supported.
3. iNspect Express “Extended” license on the GV 400 supports up to 8 cameras.
4. The GV 400 hardware design does not limit how multiple cameras are connected.
In theory, multiple cameras could be connected through Ethernet switches to each
of the GV 400 camera ports. However, in practice, the effective throughput of the
system will decrease as you add more cameras, or cameras with higher resolution
or color formatting. Consult your Teledyne Imaging representative on applications
requiring more than 4 cameras or high inspection speeds.
iNspect Express and Sherlock use different software drivers to interface to Genie Nano
cameras. iNspect Express uses a driver called IFC, whereas Sherlock uses one called
Sapera LT. The setups associated with each will be described later in the manual.
Generally, Sapera offers additional flexibility over IFC, but requires additional steps to
setup. The PIC2592 camera uses IFC in both Sherlock and iNspect Express.
Two cables are needed in the setup of each camera. The data cable (A-CAB-GE-X)
connects the camera’s Ethernet port to one of the GV 400 camera ports. The I/O cable
provides power to the camera and access to the camera’s I/O, including trigger.
Note:
By default, iNspect Express and Sherlock assume Genie camera Input2 is the
trigger input and Genie camera Output2 is the strobe output.
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